Wayne Faulkner

So, you think you'll buy a coastal condo. Like seemingly everyone else, you'll make a killing on your investment in a short time. There seems to be an unending supply...

Chicago area folks are giving more than a second thought to second homes, fueling a surge of construction of cottages and contributing to the price runup of any property with...

Where can you find affordable housing, especially if you have children and want to live in a safe community with convenient access to the Loop? And, yes, with good schools?...

If your neighbors have just flipped a condo in Phoenix or Miami, they'll certainly talk about how much profit they made and suggest strongly that you can make a pile...

"It's one of the most extraordinary pieces of land on the North Shore," said Brian Hoffman, vice chairman and chief financial officer of Northbrook-based Red Seal Development Corp. He was...

As the best buildings in the most desirable neighborhoods are converted to condominiums, it was only a matter of time before developers turned to the aging and truly affordable rental...

Interest rates are rising. The supply of new homes has jumped. Mortgage purchase applications are 10 percent below their peak last year. Housing starts are at a 25-year high. Home...

After years of dismal news for the apartment rental business here, the clouds finally may be parting. Some landlords are seeing anything from a patch of blue to bright sunshine....

You can't stay in the Ambassador West hotel anymore, but as soon as next month you'll be able to live there -- if you have the money to buy one...

In Chicago, food is never far from the center of conversation. Cocktail party talk will often turn to the latest find in neighborhood restaurants -- that is, if you can...